Fairfax County Alexandria schools, esp. West Potomac and Mt. Vernon

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Anonymous wrote:The high schools in the Alexandria that is part of Fairfax have gangs. And the recruiting starts in the middle school years. And good involved parenting usually keeps kids safe ... but not always. Proceed with caution.

Ignore this poster. I have three kids who have done great with no gang activity.

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Anonymous wrote:Why did a 7 year old thread get revived?

It's a 10 year old thread.

It seems some teacher has an axe to grind with the current Whitman prinicpal and wanted to get the ball rolling.

https://schoolquality.virginia.gov/schools/whitman-middle#fndtn-desktopTabs-assessments

The 25% pass rate from last year's sol really speaks to the quality of the school and the principal. Just over half of the students passed the reading SOL, so I guess they can celebrate that

According to 2/3 of DCUM, every student in FCPS fell so far behind last year that nobody passed, so why single out this school?

[Anonymous]

OP’s kid is 13 or so now!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why did a 7 year old thread get revived?

It's a 10 year old thread.

It seems some teacher has an axe to grind with the current Whitman prinicpal and wanted to get the ball rolling.

https://schoolquality.virginia.gov/schools/whitman-middle#fndtn-desktopTabs-assessments

The 25% pass rate from last year's sol really speaks to the quality of the school and the principal. Just over half of the students passed the reading SOL, so I guess they can celebrate that

According to 2/3 of DCUM, every student in FCPS fell so far behind last year that nobody passed, so why single out this school?

because 25% passing math is less than half the county average

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am struggling with this choice. Commute wise, living in this area would be absolute cake, but I look at the Burke schools (for example since they are in a similar price point) and I'm trying to figure out if the risk is worth living in a gorgeous area (I absolutely love the trail).

Middle school and high school worry me.

A SFH in Burke for 550k is probably not going to happen. A townhouse, yes, but not SFH. I’m surprised by the parents talking about no concerns with Sandburg given how high teacher turnover is and how the teachers who have been their forever are not so great. West Po is fine, but Sandburg is a weak link. FWIW, we were fine with the prospect of our kids going to TC (and have had many friends that were happy with their TC experience), but left Del Ray because the elementary school was legitimately terrible.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am struggling with this choice. Commute wise, living in this area would be absolute cake, but I look at the Burke schools (for example since they are in a similar price point) and I'm trying to figure out if the risk is worth living in a gorgeous area (I absolutely love the trail).

Middle school and high school worry me.

A SFH in Burke for 550k is probably not going to happen. A townhouse, yes, but not SFH. I’m surprised by the parents talking about no concerns with Sandburg given how high teacher turnover is and how the teachers who have been their forever are not so great. West Po is fine, but Sandburg is a weak link. FWIW, we were fine with the prospect of our kids going to TC (and have had many friends that were happy with their TC experience), but left Del Ray because the elementary school was legitimately terrible.

Ironic stance since the longtime elementary school principal is now running TC/AC.